Fatal Crash Tuesday Afternoon on Lynchburg Highway

May 27, 2020

45 year-old Thomas (Matthew) Sullenger was killed in a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday afternoon in the Mulberry community.

Sullenger grew up in Moore County, but was living and working in Lincoln County.

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol report, Sullenger was driving east on the Lynchburg Highway in Mulberry around 5:30 p.m. when for an unknown reason his 1997 Oldsmobile struck a guardrail. Sullenger came off the guardrail into left lane colliding with a 2003 Ford Ranger driven by 77 year-old Richard Wiser of Fayetteville.

Wiser was transported to a Huntsville Hospital.

Lucky Knott

One of Southern Tennessee's most experienced and recognized news broadcasters and play-by-play sportscasters. News and Sports Director for Rooster 101.5 FM, 93.9 The Duck and Whiskey Country 105.1, and 95.9. He is currently the play-by-play voice of the Coffee County Red Raiders (30 years) on The Rooster 101.5 and can be heard M-F broadcasting our local news. Lucky has done play-by-play for 3,917 (and counting) sports events on Radio & TV. He also served four years as the Public Information Officer for the Coffee Co. Sheriff's Dept. and taught Radio/TV for six years at Grundy County High School.